> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 9:27 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Rosanne Barr Makes Sense? > > Nice sound bite. But is it a little self-fulfilling. > " have I ever once heard a gay or lesbian person who's politically > active say one thing about anything that was not about them." > > Could it be that the gay or lesbian who is politically active for > saving > the rain forest, feeding the hungry or whatever doesn't put their > sexuality out there as part of their statement. I am a gay activist > pretty much includes the me me me gay mentality that she is ranting > about. Because it's all about sexuality. However, what does being gay > have to do with feeding the hungry, or freeing Tibet? There is no need > for including sexual preferences in such causes.
And apparently she hasn't met many people. Barney Frank is an outspoken advocate of free speech (even when unpopular) and medical marijuana. Clive Barker is a major supporter of the Comic Books Legal Defense Fund. Richard Gere is all crazy about freedom for Tibet. (You know he is.) I'm sure there are more. You've already made the case that activists in other areas may very well be gay but not bring it up in that context. It's also true that most activists, especially social activists, tend to be personally affected by whatever the issue is. Civil Rights activists tend to be black. Immigration rights activists tend to be immigrants (or the children of immigrants). Women's rights activists tend to have vaginas and those bouncy things up front. And gay rights activists tend to be gay. So if you're listening to an activist you're probably listening to somebody personally affected by the issue at hand. Just like if you're listening to idiocy you're probably listening to an idiot... like Rosanne Barr. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 by Adobe® Dyncamically transform webcontent into Adobe PDF with new ColdFusion MX7. Free Trial. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJV Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:232772 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
